So I clung on to the small teddy bear – which I call Teddy – in my pocket. Remarkably, the officers didn’t search the flat we were hiding in, so we were saved. My mother wasn’t so lucky ...

“Though I shall not forbid it, I would like it understood by all who are to participate in the event that it is my earnest desire that no one bring a teddy bear to add to the collection of dolls ...

“I still have my Mickey teddy from when I was a baby ... she created Reloved Treasures, a teddy bear adoption business. “I want these 'used' toys to go to families that are going to care ...